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UK Government increases its scope to review takeovers on national security grounds This article considers the Government's expansion of the scope of its jurisdiction to review the acquisition of control over enterprises on national security grounds The UK Government has announced that it is expanding the scope of its existing jurisdicti... The GDPR, market disrupters and innovators: friends or foes? This briefing addresses the perception that data protection legislation and innovation are incompatible and suggests ways in which innovation can in fact be part of an active strategy for compliance with the forthcoming General Data Protection Regulation,... P&E Update: Employment/Employee Benefits Bulletin Employment rates and limits; Failure to disclose relationship; working late; Pre-cancerous condition deemed disability; No obligation revisit dismissal decision; Use of NDAs; Women on boards; Topics covered in this bulletin: New Publication Employment ra... P&E Update: Pensions Bulletin Bulk transfer of contracted out rights without member consent; Bulk DC transfers without member consent; Deferred debt arrangements; Disclosure costs, charges, investments; Scottish income tax Topics covered in this bulletin: The Watch List New Law Bulk ... Competition and Regulatory Newsletter European Commission unconditionally clears Luxottica/Essilor merger after Phase II review European Commission unconditionally clears Luxottica/Essilor merger after Phase II review The European Commission announced on 1 March 2018 that it has unconditional... Tax and the City briefing for March 2018 Mike Lane and Zoe Andrews consider, inter alia, the decision in Hastings Insurance Services Limited v HMRC and the effect of US tax reform on financial services Taxpayers and advisers have had a couple of months to digest the detail of the US tax reform.... The territorial limits of EU competition law: the Court of Appeal decision in iiyama v Samsung and others Briefing on a landmark decision of the Court of Appeal on the territorial scope of EU competition law (iiyama v Samsung and ors) In this competition litigation briefing, we explain the significance and implications of the Court of Appeal’s decision in iiy... Facebook / Germany - a new frontier for privacy and competition? This briefing looks at the German competition authority's consideration of Facebook's data protection practices as part of a preliminary assessment that Facebook abused its dominant position in the German market for social networks This briefing looks at ... Competition Law in the Digital Age This edition focuses on online platforms, fintech and geo-blocking Our Competition Law in the Digital Age newsletter is a quarterly publication intended to provide insights on modern-day competition law developments in a bite-sized format. This edition fo... Listings of Innovative Companies in Hong Kong In this Client Briefing, we set out an overview and analysis of the new regime aimed at attracting companies from emerging and innovative sectors to list in Hong Kong. The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the Exchange) has issued a second-stage consul...